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Jon S.
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Am I in a situation to invest?

Jon S.
  • New to Real Estate
  • Orange County, CA
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Hi everyone, I am looking at getting into real estate investing in some form with the goal of cash flow. I'm not in the real estate field whatsoever other than having bought a sold a couple primary residences. I was hoping for some insight and advice on my current situation and I'm wondering if I might be in a position to get started. So we are a family of 5, annual income about $200k, live in Southern California with about $550k left on the mortgage. I haven't gotten an official appraisal but sites like Zillow etc estimate it's value upwards of $725k (I know these aren't very reliable). We have about $25k liquid in savings and another 50k in retirement accounts.

Now I'm wondering what are your thoughts on pulling out cash from my primary residence to use towards REI? I haven't talked to a bank yet but what's the rule of thumb in terms of how much cash I can pull out? Is $100k feasible assuming my property appraises at >$700k? My concern with refinancing is that I've got a great deal on my current mortgage (3.5% fixed 30yr, lender paid PMI). Any thoughts on my situation? Is getting into REI a reasonable thought at this point? If so any advice as to what avenue (flips, rentals, etc)?

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Arlen Chou
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Arlen Chou
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@Jon S. protect that rate on your home, rates are just going to go up. The issue is that you think the value of you primary is $700k but you still have $550k in loans. To pull out $100k you would need to do a cash out refi of $650k, that is over a 90% LTV. I am pretty sure you are not going to get that, at least NOT with a reasonable rate/terms. Even in your current situation you are over a 75% LTV. I am surprised that you were able to get such a favorable loan in the first place. You might talk to your lender and see if they will do a HELOC. They might give you some money. But honestly speaking I think reaching $100k might be difficult. Sorry to rain on your parade.

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